FedEx 2Q Earnings: What You Need to Know

Package delivery company seeing a surge in holiday deliveries as more people shop online

Paul Ziobro

FedEx Corp. is scheduled to release its fiscal second-quarter earnings after the market close Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know:

EARNINGS FORECAST: Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected FedEx to earn $2.90 a share in the quarter, excluding certain costs tied to its acquisition of TNT Express, compared with $2.58 a year ago. In September, the company raised its full-year forecast, predicting adjusted earnings of $11.85 to $12.35 for the year ending May 2017.